1. Slovenian presidency of the EU
Education for innovation and creativity

2. Main priorities:
Visibility of education and training within the Lisbon Strategy:
the interlinked concepts of equity and efficiency
promoting lifelong learning as an overall concept
Reform of schools for support of creativity and innovation
Strengthening intercultural dialogue

3. Main documents by priority:
Joint interim report of the Council and the Commission on the progress in implementing I&E 2010 Programme
Key messages to the Spring European Council in the field of education and training
Re-editing the Integrated Guidelines for Growth and Jobs
Priority 2:
Council Conclusions on promoting creativity and innovation through education and training
Priority 3:
Council Conclusions on Multilingualism
Council Conclusions on Intercultural competence (Ministers for Culture)

4. Main events and their contribution to the priorities:
Ministerial Conference 15 February 2008 Brussels: Multilingualism: After the EYC Council
DGVT meeting 1-4 March 2008
Flagship conference:”Promoting Innovation and Creativity: Schools' Response to the Challenges of Future Societies “ 8-10 April 2008
Conference: " The institutional Foundations for Dialogue and Respect “ 5-7 June 2008 Norway

5. DGVT meeting:
Study: “Contribution of vocational education and training to equity and social inclusion”

6. Conference:”Promoting Innovation and Creativity”
Esko Aho President of Sitra, the Finnish Innovation Fund: Innovation and creativity for a more equitable and efficient Europe
Jeremy Rifkin President of The Foundation on Economic trends: Challenges for Europe in the global age
David Istance Centre for Educational Research and Innovation OECD: What Schools for the 21st Century: Directions for Schooling and Educational Innovation from Recent OECD Analyses
Arlette Delhaxhe Eurydice European Unit and Nathalie Mons University of Grenoble: Report on Responsibilities and Autonomy of Teachers

7. Conference: " The institutional Foundations for Dialogue and Respect
Is covering the following aspects:
Legal framework for dialogue and respect
The Role of Education 
Intercultural dialogue 

8. Council Conclusions on promoting creativity and innovation through education and training
Under the chapter »Consider that«, article 5 states: The eight key competences for lifelong learning defined in 2006 EU Recommendation relate to skills which are of particular relevance to creativity and the capacity to innovate. In particular, there is a need for skills and competences that enable people to embrace change as an opportunity, to remain receptive to new ideas and to respect and appreciate the values of
others.

9. Integrated Guidelines for Growth and Jobs
Explanatory text to Guideline 23, line 6-8:
An easily accessible, widespread and integrated system of lifelong career orientation should increase both access of individuals to education and training and the relevance of education and training offer to skills needs

10. State of play at the national level
Have all the ingredients
Somehow failed to cook them into a tasty dish

11. The ingredients Employment Service of Slovenia PLOTEUS, EURES
Career Guidance Counsellors at Employment Offices
NRCVG (financed through Education from DG EAC)
CIPS (Centres of information and vocational counselling)
PLOTEUS, EURES
School counsellors
Adult Education centre of Slovenia
ISIO (Centres for counselling and informing Adult persons)
LLL centres
Portal for Learning of Adults
National Institute for Vocational education
Virtu-orientation
The National Education Institute

12. The obstacles Institutional fragmentation The accountability mania
Fear of taking obligations that exceed immediate competencies
Competition for prestige and prevalence
Overall consumerisation of the society (Nothing is for free)